A compact deciduous shrub with multiple stems and dense branching habit that is upright when young becoming more rounded with age.
The bark is a smooth green-brown on the trunk and a deep brown on the smaller branches and is also aromatic when young.
The dark green leaves turn brown before shedding and the flowers are a pure white star shape and are produced from early to mid spring before the leaves emerge.
A beautiful spring flowerer for partly shaded gardens.